Quiz 3

Watching my little sister sing ____ been the funniest thing. - has - have

has

My mother wanting to know where I am ____ the main reason she calls me. - are - is

is

That Max ____ turning 17 next month seems to be the reason for the trip. - are - is

is

There is going to be a swim competition at the high school. - is - are

is

My grandmother's special pie recipes always ____ first place at the fair. - win - wins

win

Chapter II Life in a New York Italian Tenement

1 Very soon after we had taken up our residence in the quarter I found out the true reason for the prospect of an enormously increased immigration for 1903. The ponderous articles and profoundly wise comments on the question had attributed it to a number of things. Among these were: an increasing demand for labor that made a market for the immigrants' muscles, advertising efforts on the part of competing steamship lines, oppression of the Jews, deflection of German emigration from South America to North America, increased taxes and failure of crops in southern Europe. Balderdash and folly! 2 The truth was that every man who had any relatives to bring over to the United States had read of the new strictures in immigration laws that impended and was straining every nerve to bring them and get them passed before the new laws could be passed and put into effect. Thousands and thousands of people whom the laws would not have affected in the least came this last year when if there had been no change of legislation in prospect, they would have waited a year or two more. I know personally of a score of families whose plans were affected by this very thing and by no other consideration. 3 It should be remarked at this stage that one of the first things I learned among the Italians (and I knew later that it extended to all races) was that the alien considers the United States code of immigration laws a very complex, fearsome and inexplicable thing, to be thoroughly respected but if possible, evaded. 4 More than once I have been asked the following question which bears its own token: "If a man and his family are good enough to live in Italy, why are they not good enough to live in the United States?" 5 The records of immigrants who have gone insane either on shipboard or in Ellis Island, or have broken down as soon as ever they were safely landed in the United States, are striking proof of how persons entirely within the bounds of the laws worry over the chance of exclusion.

What kind of evidence supports that Italians think the immigration laws are unfair? - statistics of immigrants being sent back - a story of a person who was sent back to Italy - a question the author said he received from several unnamed Italian immigrants - all of these - none of these

a question the author said he received from several unnamed Italian immigrants

What is the author implying to the reader? - Not all immigrants are allowed into the United States. - Immigration laws are already unfair and are going to get worse - Illegal immigrants are coming in to the United States. - all of these - none of these

all of these

There ____ too many people in line for me to wait. - is - are

are

The friends that Darrel invited to play basketball also ____ his school. - attends - attend

attend

A person makes _____ to ideas in a text by using _____, which is information from prior learning that helps a person to understand new ideas. When a person relates a text to her own ideas, this is comparing the _____ and the differences of the ideas. Also, this kind of knowledge is important when making a(n) _____ or a conclusion based on evidence. It is not usual for people from different 3.05) _____ to make different inferences. _____ is similar to making an inference, but the best inference is based on facts. These skills are also much needed in writing _____ and for other subject areas.

connections background knowledge similarities inference cultures Guessing essays

Which is the best evidence for the idea that immigrants help the United States economy? - jobs need to be filled and ship companies profit from them - ship companies profit from them - crops will die if enough workers do not immigrate - jobs need to be filled

jobs need to be filled and ship companies profit from them

Derek, although the youngest of my brothers, ____ the most money. - make - makes

makes

My friends who are going to the game ____ to come over at 7:00 p.m. - plans - plan

plan

The author is suggesting _______. - Italians do not have to compete with other immigrants for jobs - most Italians can afford to move to the United States - that the current rush of immigrants is because of new immigration laws about to go into effect and moving to a new country is very stressful - Italians do not have to compete with other immigrants for jobs and that the current rush of immigrants is because of new immigration laws about to go into effect - that the current rush of immigrants is because of new immigration laws about to go into effect - moving to a new country is very stressful

that the current rush of immigrants is because of new immigration laws about to go into effect and moving to a new country is very stressful